Remembering: Recalling or recognizing information ideas, and principles. Understanding: Understand the main idea of material heard, viewed, or read. Interpret or summarize the ideas in own words.

Objective

Students will read short articles and then participate in simulated O'odham cultural activities to include an O’odham language lesson and role-playing various daily tasks such as food preparation, games, weaving and pot making.

Students will place a fictional O'odham village along a Santa Cruz River map while using their knowledge of cultural needs and climate restrictions. They will describe the advantages of their chosen site and draw a sketch of their village

Background

These lessons explore the history and traditions of a tribe in the Arizona region and can be used as a nation-wide enrichment resource for Native American Studies, typically in kindergarten and fourth grade curriculums. All states and curriculums can use the reading materials for guided reading (grades 3-5) or read aloud (grades K-3) to supplement their own regional studies of Native American history.

There are two activities, basket weaving with paper and clay pot molding that can be used as independent center activities, while the others require teacher-led instruction or guidance.

Procedure

Follow the procedures listed in the lesson plan document. You may use the art activities as centers after read aloud/guided reading.